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Meta employee reportedly proposed calling AI data centers “experimental” to seek a tax credit

A reporter sharing a New York Times investigation says the summer 2024 idea was meant to save Meta billions of dollars.

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A reporter sharing a New York Times investigation says a Meta employee proposed claiming the company’s AI data centers were “experimental” in summer 2024. The idea was to save billions of dollars by tapping a tax credit meant to encourage companies to tackle novel challenges.

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@MikeIsaachow the American taxpayer helps back Meta's A.I. data center expansion by @kashhill @JesseDrucker @elitanjourno and me https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html
@kashhillIn the summer of 2024, an employee at Meta had a daring idea to save the company billions of dollars on its A.I. data centers: Claim they were 'experimental' to tap a lucrative tax credit meant to inspire companies to tackle novel challenges. Gift link to investigation by @JesseDrucker, @elitanjourno, @MikeIsaac, and me: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFE.Rydn.l-5QD63MggnK&smid=url-share
@nytimesRT @kashhill: In the summer of 2024, an employee at Meta had a daring idea to save the company billions of dollars on its A.I. data centers…
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    @MikeIsaachow the American taxpayer helps back Meta's A.I. data center expansion by @kashhill @JesseDrucker @elitanjourno and me https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html
    @kashhillIn the summer of 2024, an employee at Meta had a daring idea to save the company billions of dollars on its A.I. data centers: Claim they were 'experimental' to tap a lucrative tax credit meant to inspire companies to tackle novel challenges. Gift link to investigation by @JesseDrucker, @elitanjourno, @MikeIsaac, and me: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFE.Rydn.l-5QD63MggnK&smid=url-share
    @nytimesRT @kashhill: In the summer of 2024, an employee at Meta had a daring idea to save the company billions of dollars on its A.I. data centers…
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